House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and President Barack Obama walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington on March 20.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and President Barack Obama walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington on March 20.

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President Barack Obama, flanked by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday Nov. 16. less

President Barack Obama, flanked by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday ... more

President Barack Obama reaches to shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. less

President Barack Obama reaches to shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting of the bipartisan, ... more

President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting to discuss the deficit and economy.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, during a meeting to discuss the deficit and economy.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio watches as President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. less

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio watches as President Barack Obama speaks to the media in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral ... more

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